Bin for powdered material



o..y IRISH. 'BIN FOR POWDERED MATERIAL.

604,937.. Painted Mms-1,1898'.

www0@ CHARLES IRISH, OF TRAVERSE CI'PY', MCHIGAN.

B|N FOR POWDERED l-VIATREAL.

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Application tiled May 10, 1397.` Serial No. 635,867. (No model.) Y

To @ZZ whom it may concern: 13e it known that I, CHARLES IRISH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Traverse City, county of Grand Traverse, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Bins for Powdered Materials; and I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the in# vention, such as will enable-others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, 'which form a part of this specification.

Thisinvention-relates to bins or receptacles for dry powdered material-such as sugar, flour, and the like-which it ,is desirable to preserve from dirt andi'nsects and at the same time Ato have so arrangedthat-eertain detinite quantities may be taken from the binl at any time. i

The bin which is the subject of this invention is adapted to be hung on the wall and arranged to have a measured quantity depositedin the detachable cup at the bottom of the bin, and the detachable cup with its contents are removable' at all times. Simultaneous with the removalof the cup a valve operates to close a passage-way between the `main bin andthe detachable cup, and si multaneously with the attachment ofqthe eu p the Valve is actuated and the passage-way opened, so that a portion of the contents is allowed to escape from the bin into the detachable cup.

In the drawings, Figure l is a sectional elevation showing the bin and the cup below it. Fig. 2 is a section showing the receptacle or cup on a horizontal plane through the lug E.

Fig. 3 is a view of the bottom of the binwith the cup removed therefrom. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the detachable cup, showing it applied to the bin.

A indicates the main bin, which for ordinary use in the household is made, preferably, in the shape` of a round can with-a tight'cover.

a and with a pair of ears a' a?, by means of which it can be fastened tothe wall. bottom of the bin is preferably conical, and at the central portion of the bottom there is a downward-extending cylindrical ring -or neck. the bottom by a plate B, through which there are one, or more holes Z1 and .below this The ' This cylindrical extension is closed at plate, held to it by a pivot-pin c, is a second plate C, through which there are the same number of holes that there are in the plate B. A spring (Leone end d ofvwhich is scf cured to the plate B and the other end of which, d2, is secured to the plate C, is arranged to `hold the two plates normallyin a position such that the holes through the two plates do not register, and consequently the passageway or passage-ways are closed. 'The spring may be of'any approved form. As shown in` the drawings, it consists of a short spiral spring turned around the pivot-pin e. One -endof the spiral spring extends out for attachment with the plate B, and the other end d2 extends out for attachment with the plate C. There is a downward-extending arm e Secured-to the plate and this domzwaard.-V extendihg arm e is adapted to engage against or preferably in -a lug E in the removable cup. There is on the collar a short guide g, that extends diagonally from the lower edge upward to or neartc the' ,.pper edge, similar in appearance to a short portion of a screwthread i K indicates the cup, on the upper edge of which there is a short guide g', made to engage withlthc guide g on the neck. Gtherwise the eup is cylindrical and of a size te engage easily over the neck. On the inside of the cup there isa lug E, properly located with respect to the guide g" to engage the down# ward-extending arm e. On the outside of the cu p there is a stop or lug f, properly located to engage a guide-arm F, that extends downward from the bottom of the bin outside of the neck and far enough removed therefrom to permit the edge of the cup to engage 11n-9o der it and over the neck. The object of this' last-mentioned guide-arm is to engage the lng 'fof the cup, so as to bring its two ends and the two screw-threads or guides g g' to the proper position so that the one thread will engage the other when it is desired to attach the cup to the bottom of the bin. The internal lug E is properly located with respect to the external lug and with respect to the arm e so thatwhen the engagement of the screwthreads is made the arm @and thelug E engage properly and the motion of the cup as it 'is y pushed up on the neck and turned through a part of a revolution actnates the lower plate IOO C, turns it on thepivot c, brings the holes il h' in the plato l5 and the holes 7l h' in the plaie C into register, and allows a part of the eontents of the bin to drop bygravity into the detachable cup l.

For domestic uses l'. prefer to make the cup K of i size to hold about a half-pint or the quantity commonly known to housewives as a teaeupfulj7 that being a convenient quantity for use in compounding cakes, dse., from receipts as commonly worded.

What I claim isl. A bin. provided with a downward-extending neel; havinga perforated bottom plate, a perforated plate pivoted to the bottom plate, a spring arranged to normally hold the pivoted plate so that the holes through the bottom plate and the pivoted pla-te do .not register, a @up adapted to engage with the neck with both a sliding and a twisting motion, and a lug on the eup adapted to engage an arm on the pivoted plate and rotate Said plate, substantially as desoribed.

2. A bin provided with a downward-extend ing neck having a perforated bottoni plate, a perforated plate pivoted to the bottom plate, a eup adapted to engage with the neek with both a Slidingr and twisting motion, a lug on the enp, and an arm on the pivoted plate adapted to engage and canse the plate to rotate with the cup, Substantially as described.

3. A bin provided with a downward-extending neck having a spiral guide on the Wall thereof and closed by a perforated bottom plate, arotative perforated plate pivoted to the bottoni plate and havin g a lprojeetin g arrn thereon, a cup having a guide adapted toengage the spiral guide, and a lug adapted to engage the projecting arm on the pivoted plate, whereby as the cup is pushed onto the 4o neck it is caused to turn, and turns the pivoted plate, substantially described.

ln testimony whereof I sign this speeiiieation in the presence of two witnesses.

(,llAltLl'lS IRISH.

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